KRUNAL N. PATEL

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Summary

Seeking full time position as a Mechanical Engineer having focus on Modeling, Computer Aided Engineering and Simulation – Analysis.

Hands-on experience in multidisciplinary engineering design projects.

Strong CAD, CAE, numerical modeling–simulation, troubleshooting & reverse-engineering skills.

Education

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering June 2015

University of Washington, Seattle, WA. GPA: 3.5

Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering May 2013

University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India. GPA: 3.7

Experience

Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center

Graduate Student Researcher/Analyst (September 2014 – June 2015)

Development of CFD methodology to simulate hydrodynamics of horizontal axis tidal current turbines and channel flows for performance and characteristic analysis.

Validate developed experimental data and numerical methodology.

Numerical simulation and qualitative analysis through modeling in Fluent, StarCCM+ and NREL codes.

UW Formula Motorsports Formula SAE

Engine Development Member (January 2014 – June 2014)

Optimization of engine components utilizing Ricardo WAVE, 1-D engine and gas dynamics simulation software package.

Qualitative analysis of performance parameters such as plenum volume, intake runner lengths, cam profile and exhaust header lengths, based on requisite power and torque.

Modelling of associated powertrain components on SolidWorks and WAVE Mesher.

Orion Racing India Formula SAE

Powertrain System Lead (August 2011 – August 2013)

Oversaw technical aspects of the design, manufacturing, and testing stages.

Designed and manufactured Intake plenum, exhaust header, muffler and associated powertrain components.

Engine tear down and assembly with attempt at cylinder head and cam shaft modification.

Track and dynamo-meter testing for engine tuning, validation and component optimization, utilizing Engine Control Unit - MoTeC and, simulation tool - Ricardo WAVE.

Flow, Thermal analyses and FEA of engine components utilizing Ansys Workbench.

Drivetrain and Cooling systems integration.

Design based on design for assembly methodology along with cost analysis, manufacturability and reliability.

Component manufacturing on Lathes, 3-axis CNC, Mandrel bender, Rapid Prototyping, and Composites.

NeeChem Industries

Mechanical Engineer Intern (Summer 2011, 2012)

Support lead engineer for modeling and fabrication of a multipurpose solution mixer and agitator drum.

Prepared and maintained engineering drawing sheets, manufacturing templates, Bill of Materials.

Practiced Lean Manufacturing techniques.

Improved manufacturing methods and packaging time.

Planned ergonomic shop floor layout and Equipment maintenance.

Projects

Computational Fluid Dynamics

Studied and analyzed numerical solutions for the shock tube problem and pseudo 1 – Dimensional nozzle. Implemented algorithms in Matlab to solve linear advection, nonlinear Burger and nonlinear Euler equations. Code optimization.

NREL S809 Wind Turbine Blade

Simulated performance and aerodynamic characteristics of nr-S809 blade on a Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine, through NREL design codes such as WT_Perf; TurbSim. Compiled code in Fortran to simulate flow over an airfoil. Post processing utilizing Tecplot and Paraview.

Airborne Wind Turbine

Built a working prototype based on conceptualized airborne wind turbine generating power by rotation of motors mounted on a cylindrical blimp, utilizing higher velocity of air at high altitudes. Focused on aerodynamic integration of blades and suspension of the blimp.

Kline Fogleman Airfoils

Investigated characteristics of KF stepped airfoils through post processing data obtained from simulations run on COMSOL Multiphysics and OpenFOAM.

Finite Element Analysis

Designed and analyzed Forklift Fork Arms under static structural load utilizing ANSYS Workbench, for variable characteristic dimensions of ITA Standard Hook Fork, qualitative and cost analysis of solution accuracy through mesh type, density and functionality.

Skills

Computational/Software

AutoCAD SolidWorks PDMWorks

CATIA v5 NX Unigraphics ANSYS

STAR-CCM+ COMSOL OpenFOAM

Ricardo WAVE WAVE Mesher GT-Power

Matlab Python Fortran

Simulink ParaView TecPlot 360

Microsoft Office Suite Windows & Linux Administration

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